The freedom of movement for workers, which provides that a worker who is a national of one Member State should be able to enjoy the same social advantages as national workers in another Member State, precludes legislation which makes receipt of an additional benefit paid to certain high-level athletes, who have represented that Member State or its legal predecessors in international sporting competitions, conditional upon the person applying for the benefit having the nationality of that Member State. The Court esteems that such a benefit has attributes of the integration of the migrant worker into the Member State, and therefore achieves the objective for the freedom of movement for workers
Mar
02
2020
How the Coronavirus impacts the workplace? – L&E Global Webinar
Date: Monday, 2 March 2020
• 9 a.m CET / 5 p.m Japan Standard Time / 4 p.m China Time
• 6 p.m CET / 9 a.m Pacific Standard Time / noon Eastern Time
Employers are confronted with numerous legal issues as they address Coronavirus travel restrictions and consider health and safety measures to protect their workforce. In this webinar we will address legal risks and best practices relating to the Coronavirus, from the perspectives of employment law, health and safety, data privacy, and discrimination/human rights in the US, Europe and China. Join this insightful webinar to better manage the related risks for your business!
Speakers
- Verena Braeckeler-Kogel (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
- Matt Harrop (Clyde & Co in United Kingdom)
- Frédéric-Guillaume Laprévote (Flichy Grangé in France)
- Katharine Weber (Jackson Lewis in USA)
- Ying Zhao (Zhong Lun in China)
Date and time:
March 2, 2020 9:00 am
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10:00 am
(CET)
Jan
28
2020
European Union: Court of Justice rules that Hungarian workers aboard an international train are not posted because of lack of sufficient connection to “hosting” Member State
It is not always easy to discern whether employees working in the international transport sector fall under the scope of the Posting of Workers Directive. However a recent ruling seeks to clarify this issue, wherein the court held that Hungarian workers aboard an international train from Budapest to Munich and back, should not be qualified as posted workers, as their work does not have a sufficient connection with the territory of another Member State
Dec
19
2019
European Union: Whistle Blowing Directive – 2 years to get ready for the new reporting rules
The new EU Directive on Whistle Blowing gives the Member States two years, until 17 December 2021, to transpose its provisions into national law. The main goal of the Directive is to introduce a harmonised procedure to deal with whistle blowing and to offer whistle blowers a certain level of protection against retaliation
Nov
26
2019
European Union: European Court of Human Rights allows for the Secret Video Surveillance of Employees
In a recent landmark case, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the use of hidden video cameras by a Spanish supermarket, which led to the dismissal of several employees for stealing, was not a restriction of the right to privacy of the employees
Oct
25
2019
European Union: Court of Justice rules that occupational illness can be seen as a disability
In a new judgement, the CJEU has applied its broad definition of ‘disability’ in light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and finds that an occupational illness can be qualified as a disability within the framework of EU discrimination law
Sep
28
2019
European Union: The new Commission is taking shape – von der Leyen’s plans for a social Europe
Ursula von der Leyen, who will follow Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission in November, has presented her selection for the appointment of the new Commissioners, picking Nicolas Schmit as Commissioner for Jobs
Aug
28
2019
EU: Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions entered into force
Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions, one of the main social achievements of the Commission Juncker, has been officially published on 11 July 2019 and entered into force on 31 July 2019. The member states now have three years (until 1 August 2022) to comply with its provisions
Jul
27
2019
EU: European Labour Authority will have its seat in Bratislava
On 13 June 2019, Bratislava was chosen as the seat of the new European Labour Authority (ELA). The EPSCO Council (the council of the ministers of work of the EU Member States) in Luxembourg has selected the Slovakian capital with 15 votes out of 28. The other competing cities were Sofia (Bulgaria), Riga (Latvia) and Nicosia (Cyprus). Therefore, the seat of this important new institution was almost certain to go to an Eastern European country
Jun
25
2019
EU: Court of justice obliges a working time registration system
In a landmark judgment of 14 May 2019, the Court of Justice decided that, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the rights provided for in the Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, Member States must require employers to set up an objective, reliable and accessible system that makes it possible to measure each worker’s daily working time
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